Hey, Jock Scot! "Don't Fence Me In."

[Jock Scot]

Well, Jock, I have looked over your post several times and I think you are actually approving of wearing either style of hat as shown in the pictures. I kind of like the straw hat as seen in my mind.

I thought that you would reject the gray canvas hat, but since you think it is ok, I would go as far as to ponder whether a real "cowboy" style hat might work.

However, I think I will probably still plan on getting a Balmoral bonnet.

I am also wondering why you, Jock, are the only one so far who has directly commented on the hats... Am I missing something here? I guess Mein approved indirectly, though.

Just wondering... I thought the Americans would be leaping with joy to finally know which sun hat to wear with the kilt.

Ted. The Scots have never been afraid to adapt their head gear to match the climate, where ever they find themselves in the world. The topee( like Jamie's sun hat) is a prime example of the British army including Scots regiments to be able,on rare occasion, to adapt to conditions. A fur bonnet of some sort being worn in the freezing northern temperatures is just as sensible.

You know your climate far better than me, but I always thought that when I was in Western Australia a panama worked really well although a wider brim might have been better.

With the knowledge that we have these days of the dangers of skin cancer it would be plain stupid to put fashion before common sense.

[Bugbear]

That does it! I'm going to get a fifty gallon, Mexican sombrero to wear with my kilt.

I'm just joking with you, Jock, but I really did want to know if you thought the straw hat works with the kilt.

Guess I would wear some kind of low cut boot or something like that with either of those hats. That is a whole different issue with the heat from direct sun, though. Leather can get burning hot fairly quickly out here, then if it's black leather...

Thanks, Jock.

[Bugbear]

On a side note, I think the sporran blends quite well with Western garb. I bet that a sporran with Western tooling and designs would look quite good with the kilt.

[Nighthawk]

Ted, man, you are the picture of style.

[Bugbear]

Ted, man, you are the picture of style.

Thank you, Nighthawk.

And on another side note, I've been working out side, watering my trees, and it is up in the nineties F out there already, I think.

[pdcorlis]

Form follows function... well done Ted!

I must admit I've always been secretly fond to the straw hats with a green visor where the front brim should be - but then I guess that's my problem...

[Bugbear]

Form follows function... well done Ted!

I must admit I've always been secretly fond to the straw hats with a green visor where the front brim should be - but then I guess that's my problem...

Thanks.

Like I said in my other picture thread, it was the first time out and about wearing the kilt since November. It was kind of nice.